Yana
Americannoun
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a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
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the now extinct Hokan language of the Yana, best known for a systematic differentiation between men's and women's speech.
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But that is triple current domestic demand, according to Wood Mackenzie analyst Yana Hryshko.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
A breakthrough came when Yana unearthed correspondence between the museum and an art dealer at the time of the sale.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
Yana Stepanenko lovingly buys her son's favourite treats - a cup of steaming hot chocolate and a chocolate roll.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
For Yana, news of direct talks resuming bring no hope.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
We’re on our way to Yana Urku, my old village.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
The nine preceding myths are of the Wintus, neighbors of the Yanas.
From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Curtin, Jeremiah
At the present day the Wintus, and the few Yanas that are left, go down the valley and labor during the season in hop-fields and vineyards.
From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Curtin, Jeremiah
I told them to bring their people together, and invite also the Yanas, who had suffered more than all other people of that region, and then explain to me what was needed.
From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Curtin, Jeremiah
The whole number of surviving Yanas of pure and mixed blood was not far from fifty.
From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Curtin, Jeremiah
These Mill Creek Indians were fugitives; outlaws from various tribes, among others from the Yanas.
From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Curtin, Jeremiah
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